A school under the Saksham Haryana programme | Source: Samagra The biggest problem in school education in India for a decade now is whether universal access to elementary education after Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan in 2000 ensured the delivery of quality education as well….
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If 2018 was the year that teachers walked out, scientists and teachers ran for office in unprecedented numbers, and the news was filled with a steady stream of reports on the value of a STEM…
The NSO survey shows that only 10.6% of the Indian population aged above 15 years has successfully completed a graduate degree.(Gurminder Singh/HT File Photo ) Before last Sunday’s attack in Jawaharlal Nehru University, the students’ union was…
The research is unequivocal: students do better in smaller classes. People learn better from other people with whom they have a relationship. Classes designed with students in mind will be small, no more than ten or fifteen…
It was another year when balance sheets were as much a part of education as books. Throughout 2019 there were several high-profile warnings about stretched budgets in schools. In July, the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee…
Four out of 10 recent college grads in 2019 are in jobs that didn’t require their college degree. Student loan debt is at an all-time high, as it has climbed to more than $1.5 trillion this year. Meanwhile,…
Education technology or edtech offers unique opportunities for student development. The roots of edtech in whiteboards, projectors and tablets have given rise to popular learning platforms. Now, students can access on-demand courses, and learn whatever…
An education union has called for a delay in the introduction of the Conservatives’ new vocational qualifications amid concerns about student recruitment and the tight timescale. T-levels, which are intended to provide a vocational alternative to A-levels, are…
The Department of Science and Technology announced its pilot project at a school in Delhi. (Representative image) How necessary coding has become for education is evident from the fact that over the last couple of…
Hundreds in India’s capital, New Delhi, have rallied in support of the students from a prestigious public university, who have been protesting against proposed increases in housing and other charges for weeks. The demonstrators on Saturday chanted slogans such…